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a.      Effective April 5, 2021, the Westwood Shores POA entry gate is activated to allow vehicles with a Westwood Shores authorized Remote Frequency (RFID/E Tag) to enter automatically through the right access lane. All other vehicles will enter through the left gate except emergency vehicles (police, ambulances, etc.). 

b.     All property Owners, renters with approved leases, and MVR members are eligible to use the Westwood Shores RFID/E Tag system through the automatic right gate entry.  Those who do not wish to use the RFID/E Tag system will enter through the left gate.

c.      Residents who currently have a TX Tag, EZ Tag, or NTTA Tag must complete the required documentation (Exhibit A) and submit this to the POA office to activate this tag in the Westwood Shores (what system, identified more appropriately) system.  Residents who do not have a state toll tag may purchase a Westwood Shores POA RFID/E Tag at the Westwood Shores POA Office and submit the required documentation to receive a RFID/E Tag.

d.     Westwood Shores staff will verify the status of Owner’s account, ownership of vehicle, proof of insurance or copy of vehicle registration and activate the tag.

e.      In addition to the RFID/E Tag, Westwood Shores requires a Westwood Shores POA sticker that is placed on the upper left windshield for visual identification of vehicles in the Subdivision.

f.       Any vehicle attempting to enter the gate with an outdated Westwood Shores POA sticker will be stopped.  The old sticker must be removed.  Membership status will be checked, and if verified, a new Westwood Shores POA sticker will be issued for the vehicle and the resident advised that an RFID/E Tag can be used for automatic right gate entry once the appropriate documents are completed by the Owner.

a.      Entry Using RFID/E Tag Access – Vehicles with a RFID/E Tag may enter through the right access lane automatically. One (1) vehicle permitted at a time.  Vehicle operators must allow the barrier arm to completely close behind the car in front of it before entering. Access through either the right or left lane will be governed pursuant to Sections b. and c. below.

b.     Entry Through Right Lane – RFID/E Tag Access ONLY – Vehicle operators must have an active and current RFID/E Tag to gain entry through the right lane. Vehicles with a POA sticker but without a RFID/E Tag will result in the driver being asked to move the vehicle to the left lane.

c.      Entry Through Left Lane – All Other Vehicles – All vendors, contractors, and any other vehicle without a RFID/E Tag must enter through the left lane. Vehicles with an outdated POA Sticker will use this lane and will be asked for additional information so that a new POA sticker may be issued and information about the RFID/E Tag provided.

d.     Residents are asked to provide a guest list that identifies anyone (person or company) that is visiting their home, for business or personal reasons, 24 hours a day.  The purpose of this list is that the resident does not have to call the Access Control Staff at the gate each time this person or company enters.  Note:  Residents must submit: (1) a fully completed form with the name of anyone who lives at the property full-time; and (2) 911 address; phone numbers; emergency contact information.  See attached Exhibit “B.”  The person or company on this guest list entering the Subdivision must be able to provide Access Control Staff with correct information about the person and address to visit so that staff can find and identify them on the guest list.

a.      Entry must be through the left lane only.

b.     Delivery companies, utility companies, medical personnel and supplies (i.e., UPS, FedEx, US Mail, DHL, Amazon, Entergy, Windstream, WS MUD, etc.) will not require property owner notification for access/entry.  However, Access Control staff will record the date and time of the company vehicle entry to be able to provide information to property owners upon request.

c.      Vendors and contractors will require property owner notification for entry prior to entry or should be included on the Owner guest list (i.e., Consumer Propane, Shaw Propane, Texas Star Propane, Dish Network, Direct TV, Trace Wireless, Home Inspectors, Survey Crews, Appraisers, Construction Workers, Housekeepers, etc.). In all cases, the person or company entering the Access control gate must be able to provide access staff with a name and address they intend to visit.

d.     Any vendor or contractor who refuses to enter through the left lane or provide the access control staff member with Owner information to obtain entry clearance will not be allowed access to the Subdivision.  Law enforcement may be contacted if the vendor or contractor refuses to leave the Subdivision.

No vehicle operator shall enter Westwood Shores through the exit lanes.

Tailgating in Westwood Shores controlled access points is prohibited.  Any vehicle operator who follows another vehicle in Westwood Shores controlled access points without allowing a gate or barrier arm to completely close and/or reset has violated the tailgating prohibition and may be fined.

THE ASSOCIATION IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR DAMAGE TO A VEHICLE OR OTHER PERSONAL PROPERTY RESULTING FROM A VIOLATION OF THESE RULES.  Per Article VII, Section 7 of the Association’s Bylaws, Owners are responsible for reimbursing the Association for the actual cost to repair any damage to Association Common Area or to any other Association maintained real or personal property that is caused by an Owner or an Owner’s guest(s), tenants(s) or invitees. 

All vehicles without a RFID/E Tag will be required to use the left lane for entry.  If Owners or residents attempt to use the right lane, they will be asked to move to the left lane, if feasible (access control staff will make the feasibility decision).  If requested by the access control staff member to move to the left lane and the driver refuses to move, the access control staff member will obtain as much information from the driver as possible and direct them to the POA Office. If a property Owner or resident without a RFID/E Tag continues to attempt to use the right lane after they have been advised that they are not in compliance with the access control procedures, the Owner or resident will be fined after proper notice.

Delinquency on annual maintenance or recreation fees will result in the deactivation of the property Owner’s RFID/E Tag unless arrangements are made through the POA office to bring the account current.

An Owner, in addition to any other remedy available to the Association to enforce these rules, may be fined for a violation of these rules in accordance with the Association’s Rules Enforcement Procedures. A violation of any term or provision of these rules will be treated as an uncurable violation.